Month: September 2024

INCEPT Unveils Groundbreaking ERC-4D Token Standard,Unlocks a New Era Of Liquid Token Bound Accounts

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INCEPT, a cutting-edge decentralized protocol, announces the official launch of its innovative collection of 10,000 ERC-4D-based “variants,” pioneering a new paradigm for tokenized assets. Built on ERC-4D, an experimental dual-root token standard, INCEPT introduces the concept of dimensional tokens that fuse the functionality of both ERC-20 and ERC-6551. This revolutionary development promises to reshape how … Read more

How to Create a Decentralized Marketplace for Agricultural Products on the Rootstock (RSK)

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Technology has to be in the service of mankind. Blockchain technology, which has already revolutionized many sectors, can also transform the agriculture field. To bring this decentralized technology to mainstream adoption trend, we should simplify it to reach the general public so that we can get into the broader users, ultimately increasing the use cases. … Read more

11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say

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11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. The recent deal follows the company’s $24 million Series A, which was led by Benchmark … Read more

Why Haven’t You Upgraded to HTTP/2?

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From a Java perspective, I’ve been the beneficiary of some pretty amazing features over the years: Generics (Java 5) Streams and Lambda Expressions (Java 8) Enhanced Collection Functionality (Java 9) Sealed Classes (Java 17) As key features become available, I’ve been able to reduce development time as I implement features, while also seeing benefits in … Read more

Deployments: The Irrational Fear of Them

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The anxiety of deployments is real. Let’s take a stab at understanding the human emotions related to deployment and learn best practices to minimize the fear. A recent outage involving CrowdStrike impacted 8.5 million Windows operating systems, leading to disruptions in various global services, including airlines and hospitals. Multiple analyses have examined the root cause of this … Read more

T-Mobile promises to try not to get hacked again

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is investing millions of dollars into revamping its cybersecurity practices as part of a settlement with the US Federal Communications Commission. The company will also need to pay the US Treasury $15.75 million in civil penalties — the same amount as its internal cybersecurity investment. The commission … Read more

Companies Keep Asking Everyone Else About How to Use AI – Except AI Itself

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For a technology that’s designed to assist, advise, and augment human capabilities, it’s astounding how often AI gets treated like an enigma that requires endless analysis and deliberation before it’s put to work. The most recent iteration of this paradox can be seen in the growing calls for assessments, ROI filters, and feasibility studies before … Read more

TechCrunch Space: The dawn of the space age

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Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Flagging again that the final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is now live. I’ll be pushing this event for the next few weeks, given that we’re just a bit over a month away! We’d love for you to join us. Want to reach out with … Read more

Trump’s crypto platform is now open to the public — kind of

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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images The people behind World Liberty Financial — former President Donald Trump, his sons, and his business associates — have made a lot of promises about the cryptocurrency platform’s revolutionary potential. It will liberate “the average American” from “the big banks and … Read more

Breaking Down The Top WPF Datagrids

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WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) is a powerful framework for building desktop apps. At the heart of many of these apps is the DataGrid – a control that displays, edits, and manages tabular data. While WPF includes a basic DataGrid, it often lacks the advanced features and flexibility required for complex enterprise applications. Third-party suites like … Read more

How Hurricane Helene became a monster storm

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This aerial picture taken on September 27th, 2024, shows a flooded street after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida. | Photo by Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Images The Southeastern United States is reeling from Hurricane Helene, a monstrous storm that made landfall in Florida on Thursday before cutting a terrifying path all … Read more

Code Smell 272 – API Chain

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Streamline Your API Tests: Less is More TL;DR: Use primitive steps to verify API behavior instead of direct requests. Problems Unnecessary API calls Slow test performance Overcomplicated validations Fragile tests Slow feedback loops Maintainability Misleading test results Solutions Test primitive outcomes Validate responses directly Avoid extra API steps Simplify test logic Context When you test … Read more